CREST Certification
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing CREST Certified | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | - | - | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.00% |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £650 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +30.00% | -11.11% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England
CREST Certified falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the East of England.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 330 | 574 | 720 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 34.66% | 30.32% | 35.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 215 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £195 | £216 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £301 | £350 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £579 | £608 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £725 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 94 | 219 | 183 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.09 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.06 | £16.30 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £35.65 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.29% | +69.76% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.25 | £44.13 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.55 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.36% | -23.81% | +32.91% |
CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
CREST Certified
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in the East of England.